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Astley Cooper

1768 - 1841

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Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet (23 August 1768 – 12 February 1841) was a British surgeon and anatomist, who made contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Astley Cooper is the 640th most popular physician (down from 605th in 2019), the 4,489th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,999th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Astley Cooper ranks 640 out of 726Before him are Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, Bernard Nathanson, Sophia Jex-Blake, Fernando Quiroga Palacios, and Richard Doll. After him are Leila Denmark, Giovanni Saldarini, Fidel Pagés, Zhong Nanshan, William H. Welch, and Kei Okami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Astley Cooper ranks 45Before him are Friedrich von Adelung, Karl Ludwig von Haller, Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein, Louise Caroline of Hochberg, Hendrik Voogd, and Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel. After him are Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Mah Laqa Bai, John Crome, Edward Donovan, and Smith Thompson. Among people deceased in 1841, Astley Cooper ranks 45Before him are David Don, Alexander Burnes, Jørgen Jørgensen, David Wilkie, Alexander Shishkov, and Francis Leggatt Chantrey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Astley Cooper ranks 4,490 out of 8,785Before him are George Hadley (1685), Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781), Kenneth Frampton (1930), Scott Brown (1985), Emily Davies (1830), and Clara Reeve (1729). After him are George Lillo (1691), William Primrose (1904), Frederick Grace (1884), Ronnie Lane (1946), Sarah Harding (1981), and David Beaton (1494).

Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Astley Cooper ranks 59Before him are James Paget (1814), Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899), Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (1850), Richard Leach Maddox (1816), Sophia Jex-Blake (1840), and Richard Doll (1912). After him are George E. P. Box (1919), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Almroth Wright (1861), Thomas Lewis (1881), Ran Laurie (1915), and Archie Cochrane (1909).